Carbondale Mayor seeks delay on IC train removal
Union protests IC plan to end St Louis Carbondale passenger trains January 20 1968. Mayor David Keene seeks ICC postponement until assurances on crossing relief passenger service and possible depot relocation are promised. Union leaders press for guarantees guarding jobs and operations while IC officials discuss reductions and bus alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
David Keene
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Illinois Central Railroad
St.uis
Union
Keene
St. Louis
Earl Winfield Jr
Carmen Union
W. A. Canty
Canty
Ing
O’brien
Burglars Hit Laundries Across Two Towns
Two area coin laundries were burglarized Thursday likely by the same suspects. Helleny’s GE Launderette in Johnston City reported a man and woman opening coin boxes around 4:30 PM. the couple fled as the attendant noted the license plate, leading police to a Louisville Budget Rent-A-Car. Christopher saw a second break in after 6 PM with 12 machines opened, totaling an estimated $200 to $250. Authorities traced suspect vehicle details and alerted other laundries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helleny
Johnston City
Doyle Ray
Budget
Louisville
Christopher
Herb Silkwood
Chick Huey
Mt Vernon Sunday closing debate sparks court test
Mt Vernon residents largely favor preserving the Sunday closing law but face a possible court challenge. Merchants seek four Sunday openings before Christmas, while the city attorney notes enforcement limits and worries about discrimination. Public input is heavily in favor of keeping the law. next council meeting may or may not take up the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Chester Lewis
Montgomery Ward
Pany
Super X
Super - X
WMIX
Lewis
Joe Martin
SII Meeting Pushes Private Central Landfill Plan
Sam Howard of Springfield urges Southern Illinois cities and counties to unite on a central site for a sanitary landfill with rules and a private operator to run it. He cites past public opposition, industry efficiency, and use of abandoned strip mines as sites while noting long hauls and regional planning. Charles Clark of the state health department notes stricter laws and regional landfills to serve small populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Sam Howard
Springfield
Southern Illinois Inc
Marion
Sangamon County
Sangamon
Howard
SII
Charles Clark
State Dept. of Public Health
Clark
Marion Brown Named Executive Secretary of Marion Chamber
Marion Brown today became executive secretary of the Marion Chamber of Commerce replacing Lewis Nielson who resigned. A former pilot and real estate broker, Brown has held multiple civic roles and plans for 1968 to expand chamber membership and attract industry to Marion Illinois while his wife Altha and their four children relocate from Belleville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William V. Brown
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Lewis Nielson
Brown
Chamber
Parks Air College
East St. Louis
Ong Airlines
Soil and Water Conservation District
Crab Orchard Creek
Marion Economic Development Committee
Williamson County Heart Fund
Rotary Club
United Fund
Marion
Southern Illinois
Altha
Belleville
City orders 10 property owners to fix dangerous buildings
Carbondale issues notices to 10 property owners to bring structures into safe condition or face court demolition. Each owner has 15 days from Thursday to complete improvements before the city seeks a demolition order, covering addresses on Barnes, Sycamore, Fisher, Pierce, Poplar, Rawlings, Willow, College, and a trailer at Larch and Wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
N. Barnes St
E. Sycamore St
E. Fisher St
N. Pierce St
S. Poplar St
Murphysboro approves gym renovation and vandalism settlement
Murphysboro will fund a $6,122 sandblasting and repainting project for the high school boys gym with Western Waterproofing Co. and accepts a $3,300 insurance settlement from Commercial Union for vandalism to the gym and other areas. Architects favor a tile red beige color scheme to deter future vandalism and approve replacing south side glass with green tinted plastic panes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Western Waterproofing Co
St. Louis
Commercial Union Insurance Co
Garrison
Blackwood
Fund canvass set Saturday
Members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps and Angel Flight of Southern Illinois University plan a house to house canvass in Murphysboro on Saturday to reach the United Fund goal of 25 000. To date 17 123 has been collected toward the goal with the final day of the drive Saturday. Gerald Dunn president of the UF drive cites apathy as the main reason the goal has not been reached. The canvass runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Others with 100 per cent participation include Square Deal Clothing Co Murphysboro Ice and Cold Storage City National Bank and Vern Grissom Insurance Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Angel Flight
Southern Illinois University
Murphysboro
United Fund
Gerald Dunn
Square Deal Clothing Co
Murphysboro Ice and Cold Storage
City National Bank
Vern Grissom Insurance Agency
Coroner Fined Over Unpaid Parking Meter Tickets
Williamson County coroner Paul Litton was fined 113 dollars in Circuit Court for unpaid 36 parking meter tickets, 3 dollars each, with 5 dollars court costs. Tickets were issued by Marion meter patrolmen and penalties escalate after 24 hours, with delinquent cases handled by City Attorney William Novick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Litton
Williamson County
Marion
Litton
Stewart Cluster
William Novick
Murphysboro Vocational Center Survey Under Way
Murphysboro Unit School District 186 is being surveyed by the state for possible designation as a vocational training center. Supt. James Blackwood said a preliminary survey has begun to extend vocational programs to students from surrounding districts in Jackson County with state reimbursements for salaries equipment remodeling and transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
State Dept. of Public Instruction
James Blackwood
State Office
Unit 186
Marion
Blackwood
Jackson County
Seconds for Survival film program at Trico High School
A film program titled Seconds for Survival will be shown at Trico High School Campbell Hill on December 8 at 7 p.m. It covers North American Air Defense Command and its role in defending the continent. R D Buchanan of General Telephone Co. of Illinois will speak. A live telephone briefing from NORAD in Colorado Springs will follow, with amplified audio for audience participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trico High School
Campbell Hill
Murphysboro Board Approves Uniforms Lockers Bids
Murphysboro Unit 186 approves low bids for junior high band uniforms and high school lockers. De Moulin Bros bid $86.20 per uniform with measurements before holiday break. Lockard bids $26,444 for remodeling with a questioned 5 percent personal check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray - Mar Cafe
Murphysboro
H. L. Lockard
McMahan and
Wright
R. B. Stephens
Carbondale
J. & L. Robinson
Charles Garrison
Lockard
Garrison
James Blackwood
Harold Akin
Bill Green
Henry Grob
de Moulin Bros. and Co
Greenville
Stanbury and Co
Kansas City
Carruthers Junior High
SIU freshman freed on bond in LSD case at Carbondale
Edward Headley, 19, an SIU freshman from Crystal Lake, was released on a $1,000 bond after being charged with disposing of LSD in violation of federal law. The arrest, linked to Scott Air Force Base activity, involved FDA and Drug Abuse Control division agents and cited possible studio lab synthesis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward John Headley
Southern Illinois University
Crystal Lake
Carbondale
Headley
Charles C. Hines
U.S
Stephen K. Buschendorf
Chicago
Drug Abuse Control Division
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
SSU
Hoadley
Scott Air Force Base
California
Bill Streiff
Drug Abuse Control Office
LSU
Planners to discuss government role in future development
Central and Southern Illinois planners gather in Carbondale for a two day conference hosted by the Central Illinois section of the American Institute of Planners. Panelists include K Neil Thurmond Richard Jones and Richard Cameron with Franklyn Moreno addressing the event. The program features a Thursday session at 2 30 p m and a Saturday tour of local sites including Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge and Marion Federal Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Carbondale
Central Illinois
American Institute of Planners
University Center
Southern Illinois University
K. Neil Thurmond
Johnston City
Greater
Michael J. Meehan
Rockford
Moreno
Carbondale Man Sentenced In Car Theft Case
Donald Dee Crowell aged 40 of 201 S Marion St Carbondale was sentenced in Jackson County Circuit Court to one year in prison after pleading guilty to theft of a car. He admitted taking a vehicle owned by Ray Hilton from Hilton Motor Co Carbondale on November 20 and waived indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Jackson County
Donald ‘‘Dee’’ Crowell
S. Marion St
Crowell
Ray Hilton
Hilton Motor Co
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I.C
Jack O’brien
Old Ben
Orient
Mt Vernon
William Brown
Murphysboro Township
Lan Haney
James Poole
West Frankfort
Poole
Mary L. Huck
Rt. 1
Haney
Oklahoma
Harrisburg
Harrisburg Area
Kinglsey McConnell
Edward Miner
Galatia
Pearce Hospital
Eldorado
Trico
Blackwell - Wielandy Supply Co
St. Loui
Allied School Supply Co
Decatur
Allied
Sandra Todd
Orchard Hills
Nancy Baker
Maria Pinckney
SIU
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